Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced the appointment of firebrand leader Kapil Mishra as vice-president of the party's Delhi unit. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has appointed Mishra who is known for his "fiery" speeches on Hindutva ideology as the vice president of BJP's Delhi unit. He said that his name was on the list of the new office bearers of the party announced earlier this week but it could not be declared due to some reason.
He joined BJP in August 2019
After a long wait of nearly four years, Mishra got an organisational responsibility in the Delhi BJP. The former minister in the AAP government joined hands with BJP in August 2019. This came after differences were developed between Mishra and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
Mishra contested 2020 Delhi assembly election
He was not given any organisational responsibility in the Delhi BJP since his joining. From the Model Town constituency, Mishra contested the 2020 Delhi Assembly on a BJP ticket. However, he lost to the AAP's Akhilesh Pati Tripathi.
Mishra's name had also surfaced in connection with the northeast Delhi riots in which over 50 people were killed and hundreds injured in 2020.
Taking to Twitter, the Delhi BJP announced, "On the instructions of state President Virend Sachdeva, Kapil Mishra was appointed state vice president of BJP."
Mishra expressed his gratitude
"Adopting a small worker with such affection is possible only in BJP. Great gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thanks to National President JP Nadda for considering me worthy of this responsibility. Gratitude to the Home Minister Amit Shah under whose guidance Delhi is on the way to a big change. Gratitude to the successful president of Delhi and my elder brother Virend Sachdeva who considered me worthy to be a member of his team," on his appointment, Kapil Mishra expressed gratitude on Twitter.
A section of Delhi BJP leaders believe Mishra will "prove to be an asset" to the party. "He will not only prove effective in taking on his former boss (Delhi Chief Minister) Kejriwal and the AAP but also bolster the BJP's appeal among Delhi people with his fiercely pro Hindu stand," said a senior Delhi BJP leader.
